UDUPI: The hijab controversy and saffron shawl issue surfaced at two more colleges in Karnataka, one in Udupi district and another in Belagavi, on Friday.
A group of Muslim girl students wearing hijab and 300 Hindu boys wearing saffron shawls at Government PU College in Byndoor, Udupi, were prevented from entering classes. This is the fifth college in Udupi district - three in Kundapur, one in Udupi, and one in Byndoor - to witness a row over wearing hijab.